Investment in perinatal mental health promised

In this week’s budget George Osborne has announced that over the next 5 years an additional £75m will be allocated to the care of women with mental health problems during the perinatal period.  This follows the presentation of a petition of over 50, 000 people to the NHS on the 17th March, requesting that gaps in specialist perinatal mental health services be plugged.

RCM chief executive Cathy Warwick said “Across the country new mothers have been facing patchy, inadequate and inconsistent care and support. …The RCM will now be very keen to see rapid translation of this investment into improved services at a local level for those that need it. We will support the government to make this happen. Getting these services right and ensuring they are adequately funded will not only improve lives, it will save them”

The Royal College of Midwives article can be found here: https://www.rcm.org.uk/news-views-and-analysis/news/perinatal-mental-health-services-to-receive-funding